Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 188-191 , March 2012

Testicular sparing surgery for small masses

  • Yaniv Shilo, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Urology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Amnon Zisman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Urology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Orit Raz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Urology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Erez Lang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Urology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Simon Strauss, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Imaging, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Judith Sandbank, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Pathology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Michael Segal, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Diagnostic Pathology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Yoram I. Siegel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Urology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • ,
  • Dan Leibovici, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Urology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972-8-9779409; fax: +972-8-9779402

Received 8 November 2009 ,Revised 27 December 2009 ,Accepted 28 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2009.12.021

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 188-191 , March 2012

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